FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, November 24th, 2021
35-PLUS ATLANTIC 10 BASKETBALL GAMES PRESENTED ACROSS NBC SPORTS DURING 2021-22 SEASON
Exclusive Coverage of A-10 Men’s Basketball Championship Second Round and Quarterfinals in March 2022 Presented on USA Network
Men’s Regular-Season Coverage Tips Off This Saturday as UMass Hosts Rutgers at 2 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Digital Platforms
STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 24, 2021 – More than 35 Atlantic 10 Conference men’s and women’s basketball games will be presented by NBC Sports during the 2021-22 season, including 25 men’s regular-season matchups, exclusive coverage of the 2022 Atlantic 10 Men’s Championship second round and quarterfinals, and three women’s regular-season matchups across USA Network, NBCSN, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app.
Season coverage tips off this Saturday, Nov. 27, when the UMass Minutemen host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass., at 2 p.m. ET on NBC Sports.com and the NBC Sports app.
NBC Sports’ coverage of men’s regular-season conference play begins Sunday, Jan. 2, when the Rhode Island Rams host the La Salle Explorers at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, and culminates on Saturday, March 5, when Davidson faces Dayton at 12:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.
Exclusive live coverage of the 2022 Atlantic 10 Men’s Championship second round and quarterfinals on Thursday, March 10, and Friday, March 11, from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. will be presented on USA Network. A total of eight A-10 Championship matchups will air on the cable network.
St. Bonaventure is currently ranked No. 16 in the AP Top 25 poll following the program’s second-ever conference championship last season. The conference has earned multiple at-large bids to 14 of the last 15 NCAA Tournaments.
Three A-10 women’s basketball conference games will be presented live in primetime on NBC Sports digital platforms over the course of the season, beginning with the UMass Minutewomen visiting the Rhode Island Rams on Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 7 p.m. ET.
All coverage on USA Network and NBCSN streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Click here for more information about USA Network’s extensive sports programming beginning on Jan. 1, 2022.
Earlier this year, the Atlantic 10 and NBC Sports extended their partnership for men’s and women’s basketball with a multi-year media rights agreement renewal. The rights renewal marked “10 years with the A-10,” dating back to the original agreement between NBC Sports and the A-10 in October 2012. Click here for more details.
2021-22 ATLANTIC 10 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
| DATE | GAME | Network/Platform | TIME (ET) |
| Saturday, Nov. 27 | Rutgers at UMass | NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 2 p.m. |
| Saturday, Dec. 4 | Buffalo at St. Bonaventure | NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 4 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 7 | Belmont at St. Louis | NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, Dec. 11 | Boston College at St. Louis | NBCSN | 5 p.m. |
| Saturday, Dec. 18 | Penn State at VCU | NBCSN | POSTPONED |
| Sunday, Jan. 2 | La Salle at Rhode Island | USA Network | POSTPONED |
| Saturday, Jan. 8 | Dayton at George Washington | USA Network | Noon |
| Saturday, Jan. 8 | VCU at La Salle | USA Network | 2 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 15 | Dayton at Duquesne | USA Network | 12:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 15 | Fordham at St. Louis | USA Network | 2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 15 | Rhode Island at UMass | USA Network | 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 22 | George Washington at Rhode Island | USA Network | 12:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 22 | St. Joe’s at VCU | USA Network | 2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 22 | Richmond at La Salle | USA Network | 4:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Jan. 23 | UMass at St. Louis | USA Network | 2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 29 | La Salle at Davidson | USA Network | Noon |
| Saturday, Jan. 29 | St. Joseph’s at St. Bonaventure | USA Network | 2 p.m. |
| Sunday, Jan. 30 | Fordham at George Washington | USA Network | Noon |
| Sunday, Jan. 30 | George Mason at UMass | USA Network | 2 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 20 | George Mason at Fordham | USA Network | 2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 26 | Duquesne at Rhode Island | USA Network | 12:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 26 | Fordham at Davidson | USA Network | 2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 26 | VCU at UMass | USA Network | 4:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 27 | George Washington at George Mason | USA Network | 2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 5 | Davidson at Dayton | USA Network | 12:30 p.m. |
2022 ATLANTIC 10 MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE ON USA NETWORK
| DATE | GAME | TIME (ET) |
| Thursday, March 10 | A-10 Championship Second Round | Noon, 2:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m. |
| Friday, March 11 | A-10 Championship Quarterfinals | Noon, 2:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m. |
2021-22 ATLANTIC 10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE ON NBC SPORTS DIGITAL PLATFORMS
| DATE | GAME | TIME (ET) |
| Wednesday, Jan. 5 | UMass at Rhode Island | POSTPONED |
| Wednesday, Jan. 19 | George Washington at Fordham | 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 26 | Davidson at George Washington | 7 p.m. |
Note: All games, networks and times are subject to change.
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